dbamberg wrote:Can I get them to stick to my fridge? or do they roll down?

they will cling to the fridge like nothing youve ever seen before. you could throw them at the fridge from 20 feet away and they would stick where they land

Redacted.

In for 1. Er... 2.

Oragutan Mating Guide.. When I saw these I immediately got a "Don't even think about it you impulse shopper you" alert from my smart wallet. Needless to say I trashed the wallet, then dipped into the kids college fund!!!!

MAGNUTZZZZZ YEZZZZZZZZZZ

Jagg3d3d93 wrote:They will annihilate your cc.

This is a lie. I have a set of these, and have used my credit card (without thinking) to pry them apart. It still works fine.

rasputin2012 wrote:F*cking Magnets, How do they work?

LOL, I loved that line. Hate ICP-but loved the line.

You know those desk toys with the balls hanging by threads and you pick up the one on the end and let it swing down and the energy travels through all the balls in the middle and sends the one on the other end flying? I'm going to use buckyballs to make those desk toys and watch people try to figure out why they're so incompetent at desk toys.

Anyone know the difference between these and Neocube?

Do'h! There's the answer right below my post.

calebo27 wrote:Ugh, RARELY do i comment on woot, but "Bucky Balls" stole this model from www.neocube.com. Bucky Balls are made of lower quality and the coating wears off MUCH faster, making them more toxic to pets and children. Please, if you have pets or small children, read up on the dangers of these. It's worth it to spend the extra dollar on "Neo Cube," which is essentially the same thing.

Well, that's not the site you meant to link to, but even after tracking the correct one down, I'm not impressed. Awful site layout, expensive, and for what? Even if these do lose their luster, a little chromium is barely toxic.

cheeser1 wrote:Hmm....

I would say "cheaper on Amazon" - but isn't Woot technically Amazon too now? How odd.

Edit: Yes, I know, woot is cheaper by $2 -- but really, saving $2 doesn't feel like a woot deal to me.

Well I bought 6. I'm sure those will be gone at Christmas time. Also Rolling Stones Toy of the Year.

I can attest that Bad Things have happen from swallowed magnets. They stick together and any bowel in between gets tiny necrotic spots and perforates...big trouble X 2.

One magnet is no problem, but who can eat just one?

That said, the joy of putting them out randomly on a table a few inches apart and rolling a few in to muck up the stability is way up there.

JMuskovitz wrote:Tremendous fun. But this is only $2.95 cheaper than at the main getbuckyballs dot com site, unless you buy multiples.

1.96 cheaper for just one set....this is two for tuesday sir, that makes this deal is 31.91 bucks cheaper

These always remind me of that scene in X-men 2. Where Magneto yanks all the iron out of the dude.

I'd imagine thats what it would be like if you swallowed a whole set.

rpowers20 wrote:Instead, I'd get some Zen Magnets, they're cheaper (under 25$ shipped) and they look nicer.

edit: here's the link to the 216 set, also they have a sale going on for some barely oversized magnets here.

I don't know what you're looking at, but they look exactly the same, to me.

TO H#Ll WITH YOU AND ALL YOUR COMMENTS. I AM REALLY ANGERED.

BASED ON WHAT YA ALL SAID I WENT IN FOR THREE AND NOW I AM GOING TO HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO MY GF WHAT I HAVE DONE.

I know, I know, grow a pair, but you should see all the Woot boxes I have. My GF goes ballistic every time she sees me bring home a box that says "Woot" all over it.

Note to Woot: Can you please NOT send these in a Woot box. And it would be swell if you slapped a label on it that says "Medical Supplies."

Thanks in advance for your cooperation.

P.s. If you can't do this for me, can you at least include instructions and illustrations that will make her think it's some type of "pleasuring" device. ;)

dbamberg wrote:Can I get them to stick to my fridge? or do they roll down?

They'll stick. Quite well, actually.

You can hold the entire block of 216 suspended from a single ball.

They're plenty strong.

Make sure you wash them. Dozens of hours of play from twice as many grubby hands makes for some pretty greasy balls.

Also, buy multiple sets. Preferably twenty seven, so you can make the SUPER MEGA CUBE.

Trust me, you're going to fantasize about doing this.

Checkout these magnets in action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOv0AkphLhE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

These are available at Amazon under a different brand name, same quantity of balls for $15:

http://www.amazon.com/Magnet-Balls-Magnetic-Collectors-Cybercube/dp/B003D7CFTQ

AMA-KHAAAANNNN!

sweet! was wanting just one of these last week but decided not to spend the $30.. now i'll spend the 33$ for 2

Cats think these are meant to be swallowed or lost down the vents, if not both.

liasol wrote:Those are not genuine Buckyballs... just a similar product.

What makes you say this? Unless they've copied the signature box buckyballs come in, these are genuine. http://www.getbuckyballs.com/

-Duck!

computersavvy wrote:These are available at Amazon under a different brand name, same quantity of balls for $15:

http://www.amazon.com/Magnet-Balls-Magnetic-Collectors-Cybercube/dp/B003D7CFTQ

AMA-KHAAAANNNN!

you sir fail at maths

gengenja wrote:These are addictive! I love them oodles. Although, as a resident of Madison, Buckyballs meant something completely different to me the first time I saw the name.

Hell Yeah! I know exactly what you mean being a Madisonian myself.

TheDuck0fDeath wrote:I have the Neo Cube, and I can attest that they are quite well made. Now, I don't have the Bucky Balls, nor the Zen Magnets version, but I've heard good things about both of them. I would stay away from the no-name versions sold at ebay (and that amazon link earlier).

Zen Magnets are very nice looking (look here and scroll down a page for a comparison of all the major brands), and are 24.74 shipped! Don't waste your money on these...

If I didn't have tiny children, I'd buy 6 of these in a heartbeat...I saw these at a game store last week and was completely captivated. However, I'd rather my children live to be old enough to play with them. Maybe I should buy a few and put them away for a few years.

Here's a little known use for magnets: Prevent corrosion inside your water heater; a magnet placed on the freshwater intake pipe catches damaging metallic calcium particles before they can get inside.

DaZoneRanger wrote:I don't know what you're looking at, but they look exactly the same, to me.

You aren't looking hard enough, they are BARELY oversized :P

calebo27 wrote:Ugh, RARELY do i comment on woot, but "Bucky Balls" stole this model from www.neocube.com. Bucky Balls are made of lower quality and the coating wears off MUCH faster, making them more toxic to pets and children. Please, if you have pets or small children, read up on the dangers of these. It's worth it to spend the extra dollar on "Neo Cube," which is essentially the same thing.

If you have pets or small children, you want to keep ANY small magnets away from them, including Neocubes. If they swallow more than one, things could get ugly in the intestines.

computersavvy wrote:These are available at Amazon under a different brand name, same quantity of balls for $15:

http://www.amazon.com/Magnet-Balls-Magnetic-Collectors-Cybercube/dp/B003D7CFTQ

AMA-KHAAAANNNN!

However -- that's a third party seller who fulfills directly, and shipping on *one* set will set you back an extra $5

They look like fun, but I'm afraid my cats will eat em.

DaZoneRanger wrote:I don't know what you're looking at, but they look exactly the same, to me.

I've looked at an up-close comparison, scroll down a page at this link to see for yourself.

calebo27 wrote:Ugh, RARELY do i comment on woot, but "Bucky Balls" stole this model from www.neocube.com. Bucky Balls are made of lower quality and the coating wears off MUCH faster, making them more toxic to pets and children. Please, if you have pets or small children, read up on the dangers of these. It's worth it to spend the extra dollar on "Neo Cube," which is essentially the same thing.

I do not have pets. I do not have small children. I do not have the extra dollar. SOLD.

For those of you who own neocube and add buckyballs to the mix-they are slightly different sizes, and once mixed never make nice shapes again. They can be separated but slowly and tediously--all 432 of them. Watched my son do this-took a loooong time. Just saying...

guylee wrote:...many grubby hands makes for some pretty greasy balls...

ummm....OK?

rpowers20 wrote:Zen Magnets are very nice looking (look here and scroll down a page for a comparison of all the major brands), and are 24.74 shipped! Don't waste your money on these...

I don't understand this new math they teach kids, you get 216 magnets that are overcoated from that site for 22 and whatever their shipping cost is, you get a total of 432 magnets from woot for 33.

calebo27 wrote:Ugh, RARELY do i comment on woot, but "Bucky Balls" stole this model from www.neocube.com. Bucky Balls are made of lower quality and the coating wears off MUCH faster, making them more toxic to pets and children. Please, if you have pets or small children, read up on the dangers of these. It's worth it to spend the extra dollar on "Neo Cube," which is essentially the same thing.

I think you meant www.theneocube.com

ashliana wrote:However -- that's a third party seller who fulfills directly, and shipping on *one* set will set you back an extra $5

Amazon Prime?

Here is a quick demonstration of the Buckyballs holding up a defunct harddrive that I received from a Beautiful Ocean Cabana.